Quotes About Action

It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.

The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.

Deeds, not words shall speak me.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?

The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

Never say 'I could have done that,' because you didn't.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.

Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

I tell young people: Do not think of yourself, think of others. Think of the future that awaits you, think about what you can do and do not fear anything.

Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.

We must act out passion before we can feel it.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.

Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.

Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.

Think small and act small, and we'll get bigger. Think big and act big, and we'll get smaller.

Problems are good, as long as you solve them quickly.

Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel, stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself.